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English word origin

Etymology of ulama

Ultimately from Classical Nahuatl ōllamaliztli. Doublet of ullamaliztli.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
noun

A modern ball game descended from tlachtli.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Ultimately from Classical Nahuatl ōllamaliztli. Doublet of ullamaliztli.

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Source etymology 2

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noun

Alternative form of ulema.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Arabic عُلَمَاء (ʕulamāʔ). Doublet of ulema and olema.

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Source etymology 3

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noun

The devil bird (an avian cryptid of Sri Lanka)

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Sinhalese [Term?].

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